Sizes
(XS/S) S/M (L/XL) 2XL (3XL/4XL)
Sweater measurements
Bust circumference: (115) 124 (135) 146 (158) cm // (45) 49 (53) 57,5 (62) inches
Length: (51) 53 (56) 58 (60) cm // (20) 21 (22) 23 (23,5) inches
Yarn – beige sweater
Sandnes Garn Poppy (50% alpaca, 35% cotton, 15% wool, 50 g = 110 m)
Beigemelert 2611: (400) 450 (500) 550 (600) g
Yarn – off white sweater
Sandnes Garn Kos (62% baby alpaca, 9% wool, 29% nylon, 50 g = 150 m)
held together with
Sandnes Garn Tynn Silk Mohair (57% mohair, 28% silk, 15% wool, 25 g = 212 m)
Kos shade 2310:
(300) 350 (400) 450 (450) g
Tynn Silk Mohair shade 2511:
(125) 125 (150) 175 (175) g
Recommended needles
Circular needles 5 and 6 mm, 40 and 80 cm [US 8 and 10, 16 and 32 inches].
Double pointed needles 5 mm [US8]. If you use magic loop, you do not need double-pointed needles.
Gauge
14 sts x approx. 28 rows = 10 x 10 cm [4”] seed st on 6 mm [US10] needles.
Note
The whole garment is worked with both strands of yarn held together.
Size selection
The sweater is short and has a roomy fit. It has an intended positive ease of 25-35 cm [10-14 inches], depending on how oversized you’d like the fit to be. The pictured sweater has positive ease of approx. 32 cm [12,5 inches]. The length is measured at the centre-back, including the neckband.
Construction note
The sweater has a European shoulder i.e. you start working the back panel flat, making increases on both sides for the shoulders down to the bottom of the armhole. Then you leave the back panel sts to rest while working first the left then the right sides of the front until the neckline is shaped. The front pieces are then joined and worked flat down to the armhole. Then the body is worked in the round by joining the front and back. Stitches are then picked up around the armhole and the body and sleeves are worked in the round. The sleeves are straight with a choice of either a wide rib (beige sweater) or a tight rib (off white sweater). The neck band is worked in rib.
The pattern will be sent as a pdf-file to your e-mail.
When knitting Perle sweater, you may find the following videos helpful:
Long tail cast on
M1R
M1L
M1RP
M1LP
M1T
K2tog
SSK
Pick up stitches for the sleeve
Pick up stitches along the shoulder
German short rows
Tubular bind off
